That sounds good but how does it work?
As a request comes into the LoadMaster, LoadMaster reads the request and makes an intelligent decision on where to send the request. This decision is based on server availability, load balancing method selected, and the type of information being requested. The type of information being requested can be determined by reading the HTTP header. If the request is encrypted using SSL, such as a typical shopping cart application, LoadMaster can’t read the header or cookie and therefore can’t use this highly selective load balancing mode. The LoadMaster decrypts the SSL request and uses the HTTP header and cookie information to make intelligent decisions.
